McGown & Markling remains among the select few law firms selected for inclusion in the Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys®. Insurance companies, risk management pools, and self-insureds trust our professionals to defend public entities, officials, and employees throughout the State of Ohio.

McGown & Markling is dedicated to the common good of Ohio's education community. We believe that all educational institutions and their officials should be provided with adequate school law representation. We honor this professional commitment through our exclusive School Law Hotline℠, which offers all eligible Ohio educational institutions with five hours of pro bono legal services per school year. For the 2017-2018 school year alone, we are offering over 5,000 pro bono hours to eligible educational institutions, which amounts to over $1 million worth of legal services offered to Ohio’s education community.

Dedicated to Ohio Public Entities, Officials, and Employees

About Our Practice

Awards/Accreditation

McGown & Markling is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal services to public entities such as school boards, educational service center governing boards, counties, and municipalities, as well as their public officials and employees, throughout the State of Ohio. Our award winning team of attorneys is knowledgeable and adept in a wide array of practice areas such as education law, litigation, labor and employment, civil rights, discrimination, sexual harassment, tort defense, and many more.Each member of McGown & Markling’s team shares a common commitment: To provide comprehensive, innovative legal services using a practical and results-driven model, as economically as possible. We pride ourselves on being accessible and responsive to our clients throughout the State of Ohio. And we are prepared to represent you every step of the way, from classroom, to boardroom, to courtroom.

McGown & Markling is very proud to remain among the select few law firms to receive a Tier 1 Ranking by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in “Education Law” for every year since the ranking began. The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes thousands of clients, highly skilled lawyers, and law firm representatives.

McGown & Markling remains among the select few law firms selected for inclusion in theBest’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys® for every year since our law firm was established.

McGown & Markling partner Susan Clark has been honored with the McGhehey Award, which a national lifetime achievement award presented by the Education Law Association for her service in the area of education law.

McGown & Markling managing director Matt Markling is among the less than one percent of Ohio attorneys who have earned the prestigious distinction of being renowned as an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law.

Matt Markling has consistently been selected by his legal peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Education Law. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers® has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.

Matt Markling has earned both the “NITA Advocate” and “NITA Master Advocate” designations by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in recognition of his dedication toward trial advocacy.

Matt Markling has been awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Ohio Educational Service Center Association in recognition of his legal leadership to Ohio Educational Service Centers and their school districts.

Matt Markling has been bestowed the lifetime distinction of Master Board Member Award by the Ohio School Boards Association for his services as an elected member of the Lakewood City School District Board of Education.

Matt Markling is inducted into the Gahanna Lincoln High School Alumni Hall of Fame in recognition of his exemplary public service and professional achievement which serves to inspire and provide leadership to future graduates to achieve and serve in the same distinguished manner.

McGown & Markling is dedicated to the common good of Ohio's education community. We believe that all educational institutions and their officials should be provided with adequate school law representation. We honor this professional commitment through our exclusive School Law Hotline℠, which offers all eligible Ohio educational institutions with five hours of pro bono legal services per school year. For the 2017-2018 school year alone, we are offering over 5,000 pro bono hours to eligible educational institutions, which amounts to over $1 million worth of legal services offered to Ohio’s education community.